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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSEP.V J. P. CALDWELL IX A. TOMPKI.NS Publisher. fvery Day in ' lfac Year tbsckiptiox mc: rM vear .................." W Six month Three monthf Seml-tVeeklr U Si 4.M Ot Oat year ..... Six month .. . Tores months PUBUSnERS-AXAOUXCEMEXT Ne. 34 South Tryon "teet. Teleohonj numbers: Busine. office Bell P"o" 71; city editor ufflce. Bell phone Ui, pens editor's office. Hell 'phone . A rabwnetr li Muwirv; the dJr.i Ot hie paper chained, will pleoaa Inal rate the addres to which It la going at the time he ask for the change to be made. , . . ' AavertUlng rate are furnished on application. Advertisers may feci n" that through the columns of this paper they may reach all charlotte and a portion of the bt people In tills State and upv r South Carolina. V This paper lives correspond' nti as wide latitude as it thinks public pol icy perntii?. but It is in n case re . sponsible f r their views. It is much preferred that coi respondents sign their names to their article eicial ly In cases where th attack persons er institutions, though this is not de manded. The editor ;eervcs the right to Rive the lutnn of -nrnM onde;:ts when they arc demanded t-'r U - pur peae of personal patlsfac'ion. To re ceive consideration a communication must be accompanied by the true Bam of tba correspondent. northern Jtali&n. .immigration, w would, as Senator Tillman; remarked, be; fortunate; the trouble is that. the northern Italian usually remains con tented and fairly prosperous at home. While' southern Italy and Sicily pour their Koni; spon thia country , and South America In floods."; ;v The police of our large cities wjll make an . Important step i toward rooting out the Black Hand and kindred evils attending- the 'presence of Italian ' populations - when ? they bring- a realising sense of these dl Unctions between Italian - In ' the mass to the problem's solution And if it were feasible for our Immigra tion officials, within proper limits, to-. draw such distinctions at the ports of entry, the whole country would have causa for self -congratulation.'' IT. WAS, AS: AWFUL SCBAP ESSEXCE : OP AXGER POT7KED. for him to discuss, but rat ho wa solely interested in the 3ty publlo schools. In part he said as follows: v '1 am in favor of higher Education, but there is a difference of opinion as to tha quality and to the , time to be devoted. The duty of the State must WEDNESDAY. Si ll FMIIFH 9, l8 THE BLACK HAND AXD THE TWO ITALY K. 60 far the Black Hand lmnds in this country have confined, th.-lr ac tivities largely to their f. liow-ltalians, but there is a fi'irly marked tend ency to branch out. Kven If they kept strictly within line of nationali ty, It weuld 1" Intolerable that any Class of people should lie in terror of murderous banditti. Native lawless ness needs no foreign additions to reuder it a problem sufficiently se rloua The necessity of effective ac tion against the Dlack Hand bands Is aenerally recognized, but how can uch action be taken? Police and defensive organization formed among Italians have made little head way. A writer in the current issue f Everybody's Magazine ascribes failure to the fighting of wind-mills He suggests an elaborate system of espionage by secret agents as the best method of eradicating the evil. This writer, as Senator Tillman re cently did after touring Italy, uses a geographical line to divide the Ital ian people Into unlike parts. There air the northern Italians and the southern Italians. Marked contrasts exist between them, all to the advan tage of the formT. Hands of crim inals like the Mafia and the Black Hand are recruited almost entirely from the southern provinces and Slslly. They speak a dialect quite unknown to the north Italian detec tives upon whom the police of large American cities rely In dealing with them. For the reason that they have blended with this dlaleet a peculiar criminal Jargon all their own, the de fectives find the task of learning It hopelessly difficult. The Everybody's writer Insist that they will continue to prey upon society until police de partment operative, men peculiarly fitted for delicate and d;i nit nni work and preferably southern Italians, live among them, absorb their tlilev patter ana master mcir metnoox. At tacked In such a niiinrier. they could be driven out or turned over to the government of Italy. If the police authorities of our lsrtre Cities have proceeded upon the as sumption that all Itall.'iMx are one tribe they do, .Indeed, need 1 nlitrhlcn ment. From Home northward and from Rome southward Ihero dwell peoples different In blood. In customs, in Intelligence, In material pro.p4rlty. In regsrd f."r law, and even In lan guage. Of course the reference here is simply to populations In the ma.is and with much allowance for those local diversities all over the atrnlnsula wblrh rendered the working out of Italian national unity hi fIow and n difficult. The southern Ilnliin hi never ben preat. Of doubt 1 . . tiv poorer Latin ftoek originally, strut liv- j ing In a climate favorable rritlor toj deterioration than dexi'l'ipmr-nt, he ; must thank an early Infusion of Ir. 1 k 1 Wood and Orevk civilization for nil! his small achlevi rn nt? Since an cient days southern ltnly and Welly have been repeatedly overrun by hordes from Asia and the northern shore of Afrka. to the distinct In jury of the racial stock. The typical Sicilian fiiown a strung Paracenlc strain. Southern Italians were looked upon as weak by nnclent Uonie, who first found her worthy foes and then her powerful allies at ht north. To the north bclontr the glories of Venice, Florence and Genoa. Northern Italy represents a mwt intireptinfr mixture : )f peoples characterized by great ; Vitality Latin, Gaul, Etruscan and Teuton. The, last came lr. successive Invasions following the downfall of ,-ujsj Komaa empire and later; and. urns- wiio mi remarkable Italian people of unknown origin, the. Kirus raas (Florentines), they would of thsmsclves have saved Italian great ness from extreme degeneracy. This is the Italy which, through Columbus, Inaugurated the modern era by dis covering America and which, in Na poleon,' showed the nineteenth cen tury. Its ability to produce a second Caesar. Its poets, painters, sculp tors .and builders - ar smong , the xroudest heritage of the human race. Tha northern July f to-day Is not great, but It la sound and worthy of respect, stud it stilt has tbe.iieed' of rl(nl tf Af (ha Onlilk aaJ tha CnJted BUUs 3u!l indues . - . . ; -. . - .. , ' . : .. ., WHAT OF TARIFF KEYlSIOJr? What of the progpect of tariff re- vleion? There is some interesting speculation on the subject. Judge Taft has said that if he Is elected he will Immediately convene Congress in extra session for this purpose. There is more than an even chance that If they secure this result the Republi cans will yet lose the House. If so, could a Democratic House and a Republican Senate get together on a tariff bill? Hardly. And Mr. Bryan has not, that we recall, promised an xtra session if he Is elected. If that should occur and the Republicans control both Senate and House, they would not be likely to send him a tariff revision bill which he would xicn. With Mr. Taft aa President, and a Congress of his political faith In both branches, of course some sort of a so-called tariff revision measure would be enacted, but would it be worth the paper on which It Is writ ten? Hardly. He who can look forward with any confidence to a bill revising the tariff "by Its friends" has that character of faith which re moves mountains. The complexion of the Kenate for four years to come Is apured. Any tariff revision, ex cept Democratic revision, would be a mockery and this, as has just been seen. Is at least four years removed. There Is no reason to despair, how ever, of ultimate results. Let the work of education proceed. TIvs Board . of School Commissioner Engagw In loothjy Bow, Mr.-Davis ' inenuV Thb. TUxlTim. Uth ve limitation, Tha great mass- iWrT&Sm1 aTHoH?s K ot the peopl. art c4 demanding an Misquoted by Him t'nUI He Jh. eleventh grada; It 1. not needed and it and Tired of It Got Mlglty Mad wilt prove exceedingly expensivsv The - .VI.A AS? Ska, tiki .aftiltul las J m A i iroreMor Kaira jtlcrcely opposes t " vm w -. - , - the Establishment of an .Eleventh 1 van 6t the best Interests of the miu Urade, Out Tlii W'aa Done 4ro- .. to place the vast multitude that festor lilies wui lie Teacner u- 1 can never attain coutu u pooiuon pern um era rirs) Kamed. . v I where fhey can make their meat and : The summit of all tha bitterness bread. All this concentration of effort and strife which has been occasion-Ton tha part of the publlo schools to any cropping out in tha sessions 01 1 make everyuung point 10 entrance to the board of - school commissioners 1 college and university, it seems to me. was ibably attained at. the meet- I is wrronr and a nalnable lnlustice to In last night, when several propost- J the 80 r per cent Who cannot, tiohs, some weighty-and some efrom forca of circumstances, enter trivial as coum do . easuy imaginea, 1 collegea" preaeniea uieaiHirei jor coneiuera- WAXTS TO KXO.W HOW MAXY. tton and settlement.', If a good bit "Mr. Balrd. I am Obliged to go la a of the soeech tould hivt been lloul- Iew minuies an a 1 wisn you wouia put fled, it would hv. born the oharma- question," aald Mr. Blair. ceutlcal Inscription: "Catbolio acid, "well,, go on: I am going to talk,, or some other corrosive compound. This Is an Important matter and you The constituency of this board has may all vote in favor of it, hut you become somewhat notable for Its j will not vote until I have said what arreat vnrtetv. nt tammr. TJona and It hav 11 mlns aknn I . mrmm aw lambs are members thereof and tney annnae. ' t . ? -rl f0?. l . i0!"; . 51.a.1S" Mr. Qrahao, called attentlori to the 4 :rr' 'I " ,.r by-law which sUoulated that a mem r it lual veawiuo. lius yrvwiuiuu w i t . - - . t takti.k ,i.hy.V.4A ..4 1 orr couiu not laia on a mmwa wes it to working at once was passed with out aissenu out not until rroi. j. u. Balrd hid delivered an Interesting speech In opposition to the scheme. The only reason his rote was not put down on record as against the measure Is because he was in the chair and he couldn't vote. PROFESSOR GRAHAM END ANGERED. Friends usually, Mr. B. 8. Davis took a fall out ot Superintendent Graham and for ja time it looked aquaJIy for the latter. It all came about because Mr. Graham disobeyed a certain time, but Mr. Balrd went on. "You are chairman of the meeting, Mr. Balrd and I want you to put the question to the house, later saw Mr. Blair, again, hut Mr. Balrd went on, 'Ten grades have fceen in operation for years," said the, "and the records snow less than 10 ner cent of the primary enrollment- has taken advan tage of the two higher grades. It is reasonable to suppose there will be a falling off from the tenth to tne eleventh. The "tenth grade now cqsts the city between $50 and $60 per pu pil. The cost In the eleventh, if a. .j,.t.i - , . . . , . ,,, I an order which was served on Iin- competent ron is seeurea, wiu -J t-ipal Randolph by Mr. Davis, as chair, form, oe soraewnat P'Kner- A,nJ man of the committee On corrections. to eneiuey 7 i'""' It developed In the statements of the I It nqt the children of parents two men. in the main corroborative aounaantiy aDie to pay iot- tne eau of each other, that Lester Fasnacht cation of their children? The condl- was Indefinitely suspended last year tlon of our people is sush that only by the superintendent. This action tne ravored, few can anora to give their children eleven years in ecnooi. "Is It not then a plain duty that this city owes It to the masses to do something looking to their interest. Why not Instead of this eleventh grade place a business course, to he taken un bv the seventh or eighth grade pupils T Here a knowledge of commercial law, elementary book- AS TO CKKMVnoX. In a contemporary we read that "the French branch of the Interna tional Society for the Propagation of Incineration has Just published a re port which shows, among other things, that cremation I most favored In America, where there are no fewer than 36 crematories, which. In 1907, Incinerated more than 4.000 bodies. Next In order comes Ger many with fifteen crematories and 2.977 bodies incinerated, while In the Argentine Republic there were 976 Incinerations. Other figures are: Switzerland, four crematories and 721 Inelner alms; Great Britain, thirteen crematories and 442 Inciner ations; Denmark, 77 Incinerations; Sweden', 70, and Canada, 33. In France last year there were 451 In cinerations at the four -crematories. The society comments gloomily on the fact that cremation scarcely seems to become more popular." And It Is singular. It Is not Irreligious and It Is less revolting to the senses than committing the body to the earth, to become food for worms; but it Is not likely to become ever the accepted method of disposing of the dead. Its growth has been too clow to encourage a hope otherwise. was upheld by Mr. .Davis wnen me father of the lad appealed to him as chairman of the correction commit tee. The father then appealed to the entire committee and both Mr. Davis and Mr. Graham were upheld by the committee. To th highest tribunal of all, to the board, Mr. Fasnacht said he1, would appeal, but nevar did. Last Saturday the boy cam to school t and was sent home, Mr. Graham tUtlna that he wa waiting until the board gave him in structions in the matter. MR. DAVIS OAVE "ORDER." Th father of the boy agald arr pealed to Mr. Davis, and he. thinking that indefinite suspension could not wm tiejp to secure Jobs, because It possibly mean longer thn one term, wm nable the boy and girl to earn , ntip nn nrtipr Til nrar. aaja rail it I nil. I .. i , principal of the South school, reln- Ktatlnjr the boy. Professor Graham got the "order" as superintendent and refused to pay any attention to It, keeping, business forms, typewriting ami such like can be pursued. Bucn a course will be taken by the multl tude when Your logartths, French and German will be enjoyed toy score of children from favored homes. Adopt this course and you see a new Interest become practical, because It meat and bread. "There csn be no doubt that the work as outlined for this new grade can be accomplished In the ten grades fully explaining to the board that now provided. If the present course of Tt really does seem that when a puMlo school can nil but prepare box's for colleire and the awkward Rap can be closed at very slight cost the public nchool's course becomes clear. The Chsrlotte public school boiird decided ns much last nlRlit. votlnir to establish nn eleventh grade and thereby Increase through exten sion the atehonls' nlrendy splendid efficiency. Tlie.se remarks, th reader will take notice, are submitted some what timidly and with an anxious eye caM in the direction of the Ktatesvllle Landmark. he understood that the appeal was to be considered by the board and as there was no precedent to go by, he sent the boy back home again. "I considered that Mr. Davis had no rlxht under the sun to re-Instate the boy until the entire board had given the mutter consideration and taken action upon It." said Mr. Graham. WIIO IS THE CHAIRMAN? "Well, what I want to know Is whether Mr. Graham is principal of the .South school to refelve and ap propriate notes addnessed to Mr. Ran dolph, and Is he also chairman of the committee on correction?" said Mr. Tiavis. "If I am chairman, I want to act as chairman." "If they had listened to me, this would have been settled, replied Mr. study were Intensified. An .equal mount of work is being done In orn er schools In less time. My appeal, gentlemen, Is for i work that will help the greatest num. ber. This Is reasonable. This Is Just; and I wish to be nothing more." MR. GILES WILL BE TEACHER. Mr. Balrd, when he had finished sneaking, moved a substitute to tne original motion, that a business course be Instituted in the schools in stead of an eleventh grade, but this had no second. The other motion car ried without a dissenting voice. Mr. Blair moved that the board elect Prof. John R. Giles, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, as teacher of this new grade. 'He must stand the examination," Graham. "I tried to get Mr. Davis to consent to sending the boy to the shouted several members. uiiwvtn school last year after tnis Tt wft. th-t th. teachers' committee should be given power to elect Mr. Giles, provided he stood a trouble and he refused. Ho said he did not want the Dllworth school the el v " - "B ure to examine him on French I alata-mar. aariaal that InlnnpHnS -nt "TfRED OF BEIXH MISQUOTED" d.'im DAVIS. ''."I"' UiK.L.r.3 AIUMl HEa lt,AL III In yeiterdnv's run-off primary Fonth Ourollna Demoeriits chosj a S.-nator who ill represent their Plato with credit. We cordially congratu litf tlieni upon the prospect of rent Pr .1 while from the brand of politics h:ch nm-party londitions, by ren 'I'rintr Hlnt primaries apparently ri'.cessdry, hfve given South Carolina 13 an affliction. A w f I'iln-rtn.'-r from the Hufus correspondent of Th" Lenoir Topic: "H'lirnli for Iiryan and Kern! Knr we leHT'i TliHt II I. expected Next NiniiHi-nr they'll be elected. Who but a North rarolina cam paign iiear-poet (onid havo shown nich line nertr-freiizy as this? After all, Charlotte Is to have a circus this fall, and a big one. Good! In our mind's eye we can already see tha- 1 iephanls and in our mind's ear we can h"ar the calliope. The uiantifa lurcr.-t always resnlvp to "curtail " The farmers always re. folve to "nluce." Wo move that they swnp words for once Just to see If It will brln any better luck. Rrldse communication with the dls pennary at North Augusta, . c. hav ing been partially restored, Augusta's suffering are now a thing of the past May ground AwM-lation In Annual Meeting. New York, Sept. S. The second annual congress of the Playground Association of America was opened here in the Amerlrsn Muesum of Natural History to-day. The dele gates represented not only societies and organisations for the furtherance of ao-caiied playground sentiment, but also tata and municipal governments in various parts of the country and sociological -and educational . bodies. The congress was divided , Into a number of special conferences held simultaneously. ' . , "I never said that," quickly retort ed Mr. Ii.ivIh, with eyes aflame and face reflecting the raging of great an ger. "I said that I did nut want the Dllworth school made the punish iiKjit for misdeeds In the outh school. I have been misquoted by you, Mr. Graham, until I am getting sick and tired f It," this deliverance being emphasized by rhythmic rnpplngs on the table after the speaker had walked up almost directly In front of Mr. Ira ha in. "I was jtiotln you as correctly n I could," replied Mr. Graham, without much show of responding v rat h. "Well, if you say that I said that, you nay a falsehood," was the other man's answer. "Aw now, Mr. Davis," muttered Mr. Graham, looking up from a man-i uk ript, and In about the same tone several others reminded Mr. Davis of what h" wa getting oft and while the member sitting to his left caught him by the arm, the member sitting to his right put his foot on Mr. Davis' foot, and the snn came out. HOY 13 RE-INSTATED. It began to hok as If the thing bd gone far enough, and Capt. T. T. Smith moved that In order to settle tho matter that a rule be made that a suspension apply for only one term. Tliks received a second. Mr. 1 Ira hum made tho point that if the offering ot Captain Smith was in the nature of an amendment, then the by-laws demanded that such a paper be presented and rest on the table for 30 days before it was voted upon. Professor Halrd, who wa In the chair, overruled the point. Mr. Hlair reminded the board of, the fact that all the by-laws are being re juvenated juHt now and it would not be out of order to Just have this ruling Incorporated. This was final-, ly agreed upon and will, hereafter, lie effective. Mr. Halrd had pre viously called attention to the need of some precedent by which th school authorities are to ge and thiH is considered one. THE ELEVENTH GRADE. PUPILS. Mr. Doolev submitted a communi cation from the Junior Order of Unit ed American Mechanics, asking that the Bible be read every day. it having come to some member of the order that this was being neglected, Mr. Graham was called, upon and stated that the Bible was now read by the teachers every morning InnLcad of by the pupils as had, bo An the custom at one time, and until objection was raised by some Roman catnoiio pa trons. Mr. Dooley moved that the old way of having the pupils read the Bible every morning be adopted again and this carried unanimously. A communication was read from Miss Mary O. Graham, who recently resigned In order that she might further prepare herself for primary work. In which she stated that her resignation was more of a request for a leave of absence for a year. The board agreed that It had no power to elect her now on the faculty of next year, hjit thought there would be no trouble in securing her old position. SUPERNUMERAHIES NAMED. The following-named young ladles having stood and passed the rebent examination were put In line for po sitions that may open during the year, and these will he given the young la dles in the order named, this being detcrmine-d by the character of tho record they made: Misses Mary Belle Miller. Connlp Fore, sleeker Reld. Llla Beatty, Clara Anthony, Blandlna Springs and Esther trfiannonhouse. Mr. Blair said that something must he done to relieve the congested con dition of the colored schools and the committee on buildings was empow ered to proceed with 1U work of se lecting buildings in the third and fourth wards for new schools, t There were present at the meeting Messrs. T. T. Kmlth, v Balfd, Blair. Klxzlah. Llttleneld... Davis. - Bolk, Hlrshinger, Wallace and Herndon. For 'The 'Observsr. LUMBER RIVKR. CJUairman - Klutts . Asks Chairman .Reynold to Xante Number of Joint uiseuwioni Wanted and He Will " Meet Him to Arrange For Them. , Observer Bureau, v- ., 4H North Main Street, - Salisbury, Bept t In answer to if r TTnrv Remolds' last letter to Chairman Klutts, of the jjeraocrauo executive committee, Mr. Klutta last night sent the following Salisbury. N. G. Sent. T. 1105. Mr. Henry Reynolds, Chairman, Etc . ivt uaesooro, SN. tj.: -- , Dear, eir: Toura, of the 6th Inst was received late Saturday night, too late to wire you or communicate with Mr. Hackett In time for your proposed meeting in ureensooro to-day. , Mr. Co wles may be anxious to meet Mr. Hackett In joint debate, but he seems to have a poor way of showing It. As he has, personally, and through you, declined to -meet. Mr. Hackett In Joint canvass of the district, I can really see no use or a meeting to ar range lor, "one or more," or . few' (to use your own language) joint dis cussions. ;'.:..?:';, r. '.' -. j; -.'.: y-r This is my personal view, but Mr Hackett Is so determined and insis tent that Mr. Cowles shall fcava bo excuse tor not meeting him that he authorises tne to say.tnat If you Twill kindly Indicate, how tmany-joint dis cussions Mr.' Cowles win agree to will meet, you and arrange - for the dates and places, in a gair ana equit able way, at as early a date at; pos sible, so that due advertisement may be made. ' - ; : ... -".-' In any event, since you and Mr. Cowles have, seen fit to criticise Mr Hackett for not inviting Mr. Cowles 4a .atlartAai A ait XX7!lWearil AaA HaViAn it was Mr. Hackett' appointment; and when, according to all lailee of Joint debate, Mr. Cowles should have asked tor. a division or time, waren would have been Immediately granted him. I now "cordially and Insistently Invsje Mr. Cowles to meet Mr. Hackett at any or all of the latter! aoDolntmenta. and be can ave "one or more." or "a few." or as many Joint discussions as he may desire. -He shall be fully accommodated la this regard. - Very truly yours, THHJO. F. KLUTTS Chairman. The board of county commission ers, upon peititon, have ordered an election to be held t Hart's school hods, in Unity township. Saturday, October 17th. for the urpose of voting upon the question ot a special school tax for the township. The board has also made an appro nrl.tlnn of 11 000 tO be USSd in building and repairing the atreetsj and walks around th court house, and adjoining county ijroperxy. Captain Pmlth precipitated the , eleventh grade proposition and sub- j Meekly moves this seaward stream milted a few remarks citing the need 'Neath the night-star's glow, for such sn addition In order to krepj IOatlees fall the wayward gleam up with graded schools In other cities;' the evening' transient besmf of of the State. He was re-enforced hy On the patient flow. , Mr. Illajr who said that he had visited a number of schools in large cities and had found that It was an inestimable advantage. Ho said that he had - in vestigated and discovered that there would be about 14 pupils in tho grade this year and In view of the fact that a great number of parents were just waiting to see. what action the board would take on this proposition before sending their chlldrerfoff to a hoard ing school, he advised that action be taken immediately. Mr, pavls was of the same opinion and aaid that th eleventh , grade wa necessary to th local ' ochools, if Charlotte' kept abreast with the other principal cUle of the State, eom of which v hare twelve grades. " , 4 . ; ' . PROFESSOR TiAIRD TALKS, ' After calling CspL T. T. Smith-to the chair, Prof.,J. O. Balrd submitted some remark on th . subject, first staling that it wa a delicat matter Pending on, and duty led ' ,; . Ttound the guardian hills. Turn It down It winding bed. r Creek-lneplred, and valley-fed. . " As th Master wills. ' ''....v- - ? Never. halting, never stayed, 'J Glides this stream along ' By th willow' mellow shade Iown the path the Master made; Rolling stream el song. , . . - - . ' . i "Cross yon beret Then bridg my brst, Ford mr depths, er swim. . Else content to be my guest , Msster bids me never rest, , And I follow mm.- Like this patient ' stream,'. I pray. Calm, reposeful, free. Trustful, fait hi 01, day by day Let me. Lord, pursue th way Set apart for ma , - - -OSCAA BO LAND, THE LABOR POINT OF VIEW. Conditions. While Bad, Are Nowiy Improving Skilled Trades Hardest Trip by Recent ranic. A well-Dosted citlsen who is very closely associated with the laboring classes of Charlotte, was asked yes terday for a statement aa to what per cent, and where th laboring peo nle of the city were out of work. He said: "The greatesmt sufferer by reason of the recent panic hav been thoee engaged In the Skilled tsades and particularly the moulder, wno, of all the rt. hare lost the most time. The machine shopa Jhave been doing better during the last three weeks and are now working the most of their machines nine hours a day So far, the cotton mill people have had to bear th heaviest . burden. They have been caught short ever since the first of the year ana oonai- tions to-day are as bad aa they ever have been. During th past wees: but two or three of th mill have turned spindle. At least 1,800 em ployea are now Idle. 1 , . The lumber-yard and lumber mills have enjoyed a fair trade, all things considered, and the shops are now making good time with most of the men employed, carpenters nd mason have had a much work been active. All the- masons and. carnfnters have been engaged, al though a few workmen from out of towns have been here soliciting jods. The clothing factories hav curtailed hont 15 ner cent. In labor. The shoos doing special work, aa a rule have been busy and orn or tnem engaged In repair work hit had more than the could do. Recently there has appeared a spirit la the business which 1 considered a good sign and. as aoon a cold weather sets In and the election U OVr. better time will follow." OFFICER GETS ItEJVEXOB. Vecro Who Left Constable) to Flonn der About In HI Beaaritrnea name Is Pinched After Laps ot Months. No arrest which Constable Jim Orr a made In all hi life offered him more pleasure men nat m nenrj Mack, colored, last nignt, on cnarges of embeMlement and of '..beating a hoard bilL Therefrom Is appended a narrative. ' Mack was arrested by the officer In Januaary, lt07, a year and a half ago, on th embesiiement charge, th allegation being that the negro had kept $10 belonging to Mr. "W. H. Blgelow. Ha a taken to the home of 'Squire Hilton, where a $23 bond was demanded. . The negro said he could give a cash bond and so the officer a accompanied him to hi home, a three-roomed affair. Entering through the first Into the second room the negro began looking through his trunk. The constable to facllltat his effort loosed him from the Im pediment of irons. Instantly the ne gro jerked open the door of the next room, leaped through 1t and slammed it after him, leaving Constable Orr In total darkness. ; "It took about ten minute to get out of there," said, th, offlcer, ad mitting that tii jok that time eva on hlm. at But It wa th only negro who ever escaped from hi clutches, nd he laid for him. Recently W. W. Kennedy wore, out a warrant for board skipping against him, the nam wa recognised and last night Officers Orr and Earnhardt nabbed nlrn on Church street. ; . v ' CAn INSPECTOR KILLED. . Towns Man Ttnn Over at Uatnlet by ; Seaboard Train. - . -Special to -The Observer. . . '. Hamlet, Sept . W, '.A. Melton, car Inspector, tot : the Seaboard Air Line, was run over and Instantly killed her to-night by train No. .414.. No on seem abl to wtate the exact manner In which h met hi death, but It is supposed that t sraa on th front' platform of th rear car and when th train started to pull out h lipped and fell, under the car. Mr. Melton wa a young man,'" 15 year old, and leaves a father and mother who liv near Blewett FaUa. 9ni t IHHUMvOWHiMTMMMMMM till ; ;y.. -.' '-v.' vr-v?-'; V' - "-- - i- ' s- '-J iepirtiiffiiSBiil New arrivals in this department' eTery day. Our line of Diamonds, Watches Clocks, Jewelry; Cut Glass . nw t l i : . . . i - ii ... ana ouverware ngni up-io-aace. 1 mere s any thing new, we are showing it. Some extra good yames in Watches, New Models, extra iv.: ' Uv. J afn l j j j aiIj uuxiy miu pwiu miu xavuujr uioib, guiu tixiu guiu axucu cases, Ladies' .and Gentlemen's sizes. ' . .." Collar Buttons. Krementz only, the very best made: all sizes and shapes at. . . . . . ., 'j. . . . . ,20c. each Waterman Fountain Pens. SALE SAMPLE CHINA AND BEI0-A-BBAO At about half the original rice. There's everything that's pretty for the dining room, parlor and library, and ajl Importers' Samples, bought at about half price. You'll miss it if-you don't come aovlo 1 i l , . atJ.J. ,Z OPEN STCAJK CHINA V , Several beautiful decorations in fine" China. You can . f " ; buy what pieces you want of anything or can get the full Dinner Set all at once, as you like. i ' - TOILET SETS Great display of Hotel and Decorated Toilet Sets, all prices up to $15.00 a set : I PLAIN WHITE CHINA A beautiful thin quality Cups' and Saucers, plain White China, from 60c. a Bet to $2.50, and Plates, etcato match. . ViU3ES AND PERN DISHES Will show a rare assortment of these to-day and prices not to be had except for samples. GLASSWABQ at Most anything in Blown and Heavy Glass." Colonial Glass and a specially new shipment of the Heisey Glass. ; .'' ' , - . . " ' - -s - -v f "iaETISTiO'' $3.00 LADY SHOE :r t's snappy, neatf a good, fitter, good wearer and full of comfort. Button, Bal or Blucher. All new lasts ? i in Patent Vici or Gunmetal, a pair; . . . $3.00 We are sole agents for the "Sorosis" . for women .' at ' , ei ( ! r i I $30 and $4.00 And for men . . .v '.?5.00 and $6.00. GEO VEE'S SHOES i- f The best Shoe made for, women I with tender ; feeti Prince Albert, ' lucher, Bal or. Button J.S : & V .. . . a .$1.75 to $3.00 . . ... ..... .... . - . . , ' :' ' S.a a.e.a..a. .......... ff f M f 1 1 t II l H j y.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Sept. 9, 1908, edition 1
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